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**Make Your Damn Bed**

@MYDBpodcast is a bite sized, real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum – better your life.

Each episode is around 10 minutes and intended to encourage, motivate, and inspire you to get out of bed – so you can start making it!

Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

All content, including text, graphics, images and information, is for general information purposes only. This content is presented on an “as-is” basis.

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Latest Episodes:

Day 417 || bail out on bail outs Apr 07, 2022

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Sometimes we think we're helping and we're actually making it worse.

Protect yourself first, it'll show others they can do the same.

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Day 416 || Parkinson's Law Apr 06, 2022

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Parkinson’s Law - according to wikipedia, is the adage the amount of work expands to fill the time available for its completion. If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute to do. If you give yourself a week to do a two hour task, psychologically speaking the task will increase in difficulty to fill the time available.

Typically stress and tension and overwhelm fill the space of the task. I’ve had months to do my taxes and the amount of stress thinking I have done considering doing the taxes, I could’ve completed the damn things three times over already.

If you’re trying to clean your house and you don’t have a time limit, you may get caught up detailing a drawer for two hours but if a friend is on their way and you have 20 minutes to tidy - you’ll get more done in less time.

Set a vision and a REASONABLE timeline to accomplish the tasks, and watch your time open up!

https://www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/what-is-parkinsons-law

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Day 415 || bare minimum Apr 05, 2022

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I had high expectations for this trip, and while I only met a few of them - I am proud of myself for prioritizing the things that weren't optional for me.

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Day 414 || chore III Apr 04, 2022

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Take care of sh*t before it compounds. Take care of future you.

Ask yourself: "is this gonna cause me more pain/drama/stress in the future?"

And if so, take care of it NOW.

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Day 413 || chores II Apr 03, 2022

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Cleaning tips for sloppy babes:

NEVER LEAVE A ROOM EMPTY HANDED

TOUCH IT ONCE STRATEGY - instead of putting it down, put it away

CLEAN AS YOU GO

DO EASY STUFF FIRST to inspire later stuff

USE TIMERS

5 MINUTE NIGHTLY TIDY

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Day 412 || chores I Apr 02, 2022

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Chores can be hella irritating because no matter how well you do them, you still have to show up and do them again in a day or so.

I will be sharing some tips to make chores less tedious and more efficient, enjoyable, and sustainable.

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Day 411 || green flags Apr 01, 2022

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In a healthy relationship, you will feel respected by your partner. Your emotions are validated and they don’t tell you how to feel or get angry with your emotional states.

A healthy relationship means you and your partner respect that you each have lives outside of each other. You respect each others space, privacy, relationships, and goals. Encouraging each other to be full people outside of your relationship can make such a huge difference in both party’s mental health.

A healthy partnership means each partner is treated as an equal. Conflicts can be rational and calm and openly communicated. You are both free to express your feelings and you understand each other’s boundaries and preferences within them.

A healthy relationship is definitely not always perfect, but abusive or controlling behavior should never be a part of a healthy relationship.

Partners treat each other like that - partners.

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Day 410 || red + yellow flags Mar 31, 2022

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TW: ABUSE

https://stopthehurt.org/is-your-relationship-headed-for-trouble-recognizing-red-and-yellow-flags/

Yellow Flags in a Relationship

Early signs of abuse may be based on attempts to control the other person. Some “Yellow Flags” that a relationship is turning abusive include:

Always checking in on you (by text, calling, or asking your friends/family/workplace where you are)
Not supporting or encouraging you
Putting you down (in private or in front of others)
Pressuring you to do things that make you uncomfortable.
Becoming angry too quickly or unreasonably.
Love Bombing – overwhelming you with affection and talk of the future very early in the relationship

Red Flags in a Relationship

Abuse may escalate to a “Red Flag,” which is any behavior that attempts to gain power and control in a relationship. Common red flags include:

Intimidation (through looks or actions)
Threatening to harm you or loved ones (including pets)
Damaging/destroying your belongings, or home
Accusing you of being unfaithful without any proof
Using their financial power as a justification for their actions
Showing extreme jealousy of your friends/family

Even one or two of these behaviors in a relationship is a red flag that abuse may be present.

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Day 409 || things i stopped doing shoutout Mar 30, 2022

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@ALEX_ELLE on instagram:

I stopped doing these things to create healthier relationships with others (and myself):

Expecting people to read my mind. Instead, I started naming my needs and being clear about my boundaries.

Pretending to be strong and okay when I'm not. Instead, I started being honest and vulnerable about my feelings.

Being silent about the things that have hurt me. Instead, I started speaking up and having hard conversations with those around me.

Dishonoring my boundaries to "keep the peace." Instead, I started advocating for myself.

Punishing myself for not healing fast enough. Instead, I started giving myself grace and being patient with my process.

Carrying emotional baggage that didn't belong to me. Instead, I started putting things down that I no longer wanted to carry.

Overextending myself to make everyone happy. Instead, I started saying no, I can't, or I don't want to do that.

Trying to get people to change, heal, and grow. Instead, I started meeting them where they were and accepting them for who they were.

Staying in relationships that have expired. Instead, I decided to part ways with love and compassion.

Refusing to let go because I was too scared of what could come next. Instead, I started releasing the things I knew were no longer healthy for my growth.

Avoiding conflict and hoping things would "just get better." Instead, I started facing conflict head-on, even if it felt uncomfortable.

Excusing unhealthy behavior because "I love them." Instead, I learned that I can love people and choose not to engage.

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Day 408 || sunk cost fallacy: relationships II Mar 29, 2022

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If you’re struggling to know whether or not you’re falling victim to the sunken cost fallacy in your current relationships, there are some reflective questions you can ask to check in and ensure you’re not settling.

Do you feel like you need to stay in your relationships?

Or do you feel like you want to stay in your relationships?

Do you resent the amount of time or energy you’ve put in? Or do you focus more on the amount you’ve grown and changed together through that energy?

If you find yourself focusing more on the things you’ve lost in your relationships (which are things you can never recover) rather than the things you have gained? (which is growth you can never lose) than you may be staying out of obligation rather than desire - which is a surefire way to build resentment and toxicity in your relationships, if you haven’t already.

Realize that past investment is exactly that. Your time and your energy and your efforts cannot be recovered - no matter what happens next.

Ask yourself, if you were starting over today, would you choose this person again? I do that regularly when I clean out my closet and decide what clothing gets to stay - as well as with my relationships and friendships to really ensure that I am continuously choosing people who are best for me and where I would like to go.

Then imagine what the future will likely look like if things remain as they are right now, with your person. What do you feel about that? Would anything NEED to change on your end or on their end to make a happy union more likely?

Think about a time when you have left a relationship in the past. Is that a relationship you wish you had back? Probably not. Making the decision to leave is often the hardest part. But cutting your losses now will be easier than cutting even higher and broader losses in the future.

(WEBSITE) says: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-the-sunk-cost-fallacy-could-be-keeping-you-in-bad-situations/

“If you find yourself fixating on ‘getting your money’s worth’ out of unenjoyable experiences or lose sight of your future goals, one helpful strategy is to consider what you’d advise a friend or family member to do in a similar situation. Flexible thinking and self-compassion are invaluable. They can also help us realize that the only way to ‘win’ an unwinnable game is to stop playing it.” -

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